kbin.life - A general use kbin instance with a slight emphasis on the technical

Bungie lays off 220 people, will set up spin-off studio (wolfsgamingblog.com)

Internal Atlanta Police Records Reveal Monitoring of ‘Cop City’ Opponents’ Political Activity (www.brennancenter.org)

Archived at web.archive.org/…/internal-atlanta-police-records…

Hamas military chief killed in air strike, Israel says (www.bbc.com)

Israel’s military says it has confirmed that Hamas’s military chief Mohammed Deif was killed in an air strike in the Gaza Strip last month....

Exclusive Leak: Pixel 9 Pro Fold Video Reveals Flat Fold, New Hinge, and Gemini Magic (www.androidheadlines.com)

The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold is one of four phones that Google is slated to announce at its August 13 event. After sharing the promo videos for the Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro, we can now share the promo video for the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold.

Exclusive: Google Pixel 9’s Tensor G4 is the smallest upgrade to the series so far (www.androidauthority.com)

Posting the song that is in my head when I wake up #1: You Rock Me, by she (sheofficial.bandcamp.com)

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Abducted from Australia by Saudi Arabia? The mystery of the missing child bride (www.bbc.com)

When Lolita came to Australia in 2022, she was fleeing an older man she’d been forced to marry as a child in Saudi Arabia....

KOSA passes Senate | ACLU: This bill would not keep kids safe, but instead threaten young people’s privacy, limit minors’ access to vital resources, and silence important online conversations for all (arstechnica.com)

The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) easily passed the Senate today despite critics’ concerns that the bill may risk creating more harm than good for kids and perhaps censor speech for online users of all ages if it’s signed into law....

Donald Trump falsely questions Kamala Harris' race as he appears at gathering of Black journalists (apnews.com)

UAW endorses Harris, giving her blue-collar firepower in industrial states (apnews.com)

Families of Boeing crashes want company to pay higher fine, have jury trial. (www.voanews.com)

After a Russian Mi-8 helicopter was downed by an interceptor UAV this morning, it is only a matter of time. (sopuli.xyz)

Is Palworld a “dead game”? Who cares, says the game’s developer (arstechnica.com)

Bank of England cuts rates from 16-year high, 'careful' on future moves (www.reuters.com)

LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The Bank of England cut interest rates from a 16-year high on Thursday after a narrow vote in favour from policymakers divided over whether inflation pressures had eased sufficiently....

Devs Say Working With Apple Arcade Is Frustrating, 'Like An Abusive Relationship' (kotaku.com)

With Hezbollah and Hamas assassinations, Netanyahu shows willingness to risk regional war for political survival. (theconversation.com)

Prisoner swap with Russia frees Americans including Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan (www.npr.org)

Harris says Trump's false claims about race same old show' of divisiveness, disrespect. (www.voanews.com)

Hezbollah's leader vows to respond to Israel's attack on Beirut - "war entered new phase" (english.almanar.com.lb)

The link is from a pro-Hezbollah source. Summary in my own words below....

Gen X, millennials face higher risk of 17 cancers than older generations (www.nbcnews.com)

Amazon forced to recall more than 400,000 products that could kill, electrocute people | Instead of recalling the products, Amazon sent messages to customers that "downplayed the severity" of hazards (arstechnica.com)

Amazon failed to adequately alert more than 300,000 customers to serious risks—including death and electrocution—that US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) testing found with more than 400,000 products that third parties sold on its platform....

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